Integrating Cyber Literacy in The Curriculum

Integrating
Digital/Cyber
Literacy into the
Curriculum
John Vincent P. Galigao
Objectives:
AT THE END OF THE LESSON,
THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO:
identify the suggested activities to integrate digital

literacy higher-order thinking and construction of
meaning in the classroom.
create a digital story telling output using story telling
software; and
share a personal experience about digital risk and
consequence in the class.
The Impact of
Technology on Teaching
and Learning
Technology is a powerful tool that has changed how
teachers teach and how students learn. It has provided
people with access to education and access to different
ways of communicating and working together.
Traditional Teaching and
Teaching and Learning with
Learning Technology
Physical learning materials and Wider access to education materials
equipment like paper, pens and and information
chalkboard More available channels and tools for
Limited access to education materials communication as well as collaboration
and information Enables a more personalized kind of
Teaching and learning typically occurs in learning for students
an in-person classroom setting
Integrating Digital/Cyber Literacy into
the Curriculum:
THE FOLLOWING ARE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES TO INTEGRATE
DIGITAL LITERACY HIGHER-ORDER THINKING AND
CONSTRUCTION OF MEANING IN THE CLASSROOM
1. Use an interactive whiteboard to design and deliver lessons. Use

Promethean and Smart Notebook with teacher-created lessons if you are not
yet capable of designing your own.
2. Allow students to
maintain blogs, wikis,
web pages related to
their learning.
3. Engage in
email video
chat exchanges
with students.
4. Utilize
storytelling media
to allow students to
create and publish
stories.
5. Set-up a blog site,
Facebook page,
Yahoo or Google
group and post
weekly discussion
questions for students
to respond.
6. Use video cameras
to dramatize stories,
record scientific
experiments and
expose students to
video editing
software students to
video editing
software to create
video production of
learning.
7. Engage students in
discussions about how
and why various media
work well to showcase
learning and why
others do not.
8. Thinking critically about the
medium use to present a
message is as important as the
message itself.
9. Require E-Portfolio that
would compile their outputs,
projects, messages and photo-
documents of group activities
and investigations online.
10. Allow students to
use digital tools,
such as mobile
phones, Ipad and
netbooks for Google
search, dictionary
Apps, Youtube,
Podcast and Spotify
applications in class
to complement their
learning, especially
during group works
and concept
reporting.
Impact of
integrating
digital
literacy in the
classroom
Impact of integrating digital literacy in the classroom on
teachers, families and friends. Integrating digital
literacy in the classroom can bring a positive impact on
students learning as evidenced by the following:
1. It motivates students in their learning due to their

enjoyment and ease of use with various technological
mediums
2. It reaches
students of various
learning styles and
multiple
intelligences
3. It allows students to create
and design their own unique
products reflective of their
personalities and learning
needs! styles
4. It encourages students
to manipulate media in
constructing their own
meaning.
5. It enables
students to share
their learning with
teachers, families
and friends.
6. It gives students
the chance to
explore
technological media
that inevitably
increase the job
skills needed in the
workforce
ACTIVITY
Share a personal experience about digital risk and
consequence in the class. (Minimum of 300 words,
maximum of 1000)
ASSESSMENT
Create a digital story telling output about a scientific topic for a science class using story telling
software. You may use the suggested sites below:
1. Steller (https://steller.co)
2. Adobe Spark Page (spark.adobe.com)
3. WeVideo (wevideo.com)
4. Popplet (http://popplet.com)
5. Storybird (https://storybird.com)

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